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Transit Engagement Comes to James Bay
Victoria – Join BC Transit in building a better Transit Future for James Bay. BC Transit is hosting a public engagement process that will include both online and in-person opportunities to participate. This is your chance to provide input on potential transit improvements in your community. Visit us on Thursday, September 29 to have your...
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4 Ways to an Easier Commute
Time for your back-to-school/work commuter refresher! Traditionally, the busiest time for any transit system is in the first couple of weeks after Labour Day. BC Transit carries about 100,000 people a day on fifty routes around the Greater Victoria region. We would encourage you to consider an active form of transportation, including taking the bus...
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Fall Transit Service Levels Restored in Victoria Region
VICTORIA – The beginning of September and the return to school and work brings a return to fall transit service. As of September 6, full service will be reinstated on routes serving high schools, the University of Victoria, Camosun College and Royal Roads University. These routes are: 2/2A Oak Bay / Willows / Downtown 4...
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Summer Service Changes Support Fun in the Sun
VICTORIA – Summertime means beaches, picnics in the park, long walks in Butchart Gardens and getaways by ferry: and public transit can get you where you want to go safely and economically. Many BC Transit routes will bring you to the downtown core, to enjoy the vibrant Inner Harbour, Government Street and popular restaurants and...
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Transit Service Re-Routes For Car Free YYJ - June 19
VICTORIA – Once again this year, BC Transit is proud to be a partner in the second annual Car Free YYJ 2016 on Sunday, June 19. With a nine-block stretch of Douglas Street being blocked off to traffic for much of the day, there will be changes in regular transit service in the downtown core....
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Transit Commission Delivers Gas Tax Endorsements to Province
VICTORIA – Letters of support for the Victoria Regional Transit Commission’s request for a two cent per litre increase to the regional gas tax were delivered to both the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure and the Minister of Finance on May 18 in Victoria. “I was very pleased that Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone...
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Service Adjustments for RCMP Memorial, April 12
VICTORIA – BC Transit will be augmenting its service levels to support those attending the memorial for fallen RCMP Officer, Cst. Sarah Beckett, 2 p.m.,Tuesday, April 12, at The Q Centre (formerly Bear Mountain Arena). BC Transit will provide increased capacity, as needed, in anticipation of increased demand. Any updates will be noted on BC...
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Free Transit for RCMP Memorial
VICTORIA – In honour of fallen RCMP Officer, Sarah Beckett, and as a support to our local emergency responders, BC Transit will provide free bus service on Tuesday, April 12, to any emergency responder who is in uniform and wishes to travel by bus to and from the memorial. The service will be held at...
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Transit Commission Holds the Line on Property Taxes
VICTORIA – At the February 23rd Victoria Regional Transit Commission meeting, the Commission approved its 2016/17 budget. Current transit service levels will be maintained in Greater Victoria in the coming year, with no increases in property taxes. “This is great news both for transit users and property owners in the region,” says Susan Brice, chair...
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Bus Passes for Refugees
VICTORIA – The Victoria Regional Transit Commission (VRTC) and the Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria (ICA) are proud to announce that free transit passes are rolling out to new refugee families in the Capital Region. On December 8, 2015 the VRTC voted to supply refugees, regardless of country of origin, a year’s worth of free...